HTML body Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML body tag is used for indicating the main content section of the HTML document. The body tag is placed between the </head> and the </html> tags.

Note that the attributes for the body tag are deprecated in HTML 4.01 and obsolete in HTML 5. You should use CSS for defining the presentation of your document body. For example, see CSS background-color and CSS text-decoration.

Example


<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML body tag</title>
</head>
<body style="background-color:orange">
Document content goes here
</body>
</html>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
Attribute	Description
background	Specifies the URI/URL of a background image. This attribute is now deprecated.
text	Specifies the text color. This attribute is now deprecated.
link	Specifies the color of unvisited hyperlink text. This attribute is now deprecated.
vlink	Specifies the color of visited hyperlink text. This attribute is now deprecated.
alink	Specifies the color of active hyperlink text (i.e. when the user clicks on it). This attribute is now deprecated.
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
lang	Language code
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)
bgcolor	Background color. This attribute is now deprecated.
onload	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onunload	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

Try it yourself!

Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags

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